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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to ↓ More info below ... Fall asleep as we drift back into deep time to explore one of the most unexpected turning points in Earth's history — how the rise of ... 420 million years ago, the forest floor of what's now New York was covered with a The egg came before the chicken, but did the seed come before the Four hundred million years ago every continent on Earth was a bare rock desert with nothing living on it. No soil. No shade. You shouldn't make decisions when you're hungry.” Tell that to the cell that ate a bacterium 1.5 billion years ago and set in motion ...

Four hundred and twenty million years ago there was not a single tree on Earth. The land was bare rock — no soil, no shade, ... When it comes to mass extinctions, you probably imagine giant volcanic eruptions or asteroids raining fire from the sky, but ... 470 million years ago, Earth's continents were barren, volcanic, and lifeless. But a silent revolution was about to begin.

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How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction

How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction

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"The First Plant": How Plant ☘️ Conquered Land in Ordovician Period

"The First Plant": How Plant ☘️ Conquered Land in Ordovician Period

The

How Plants Triggered Earth’s First Mass Extinction | Documentary for Sleep

How Plants Triggered Earth’s First Mass Extinction | Documentary for Sleep

Fall asleep as we drift back into deep time to explore one of the most unexpected turning points in Earth's history — how the rise of ...

When Trees Took Over the World

When Trees Took Over the World

420 million years ago, the forest floor of what's now New York was covered with a

How Flowering Plants Conquered the Earth: an 800-Million-Year Journey

How Flowering Plants Conquered the Earth: an 800-Million-Year Journey

The story of the evolution of flowering

What came first? The Seed or the Plant?

What came first? The Seed or the Plant?

The egg came before the chicken, but did the seed come before the

When Did the First Flower Bloom?

When Did the First Flower Bloom?

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The First Trees Ever: How Plants Conquered Land And Nearly Destroyed The Planet | Sleep Stories

The First Trees Ever: How Plants Conquered Land And Nearly Destroyed The Planet | Sleep Stories

Four hundred million years ago every continent on Earth was a bare rock desert with nothing living on it. No soil. No shade.

How Did Plants Evolve?: Crash Course Botany #6

How Did Plants Evolve?: Crash Course Botany #6

You shouldn't make decisions when you're hungry.” Tell that to the cell that ate a bacterium 1.5 billion years ago and set in motion ...

The First Forests: How Plants Transformed the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Every Living Thing on Earth

The First Forests: How Plants Transformed the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Every Living Thing on Earth

Four hundred and twenty million years ago there was not a single tree on Earth. The land was bare rock — no soil, no shade, ...

It Seems like Trees Caused a Mass Extinction

It Seems like Trees Caused a Mass Extinction

When it comes to mass extinctions, you probably imagine giant volcanic eruptions or asteroids raining fire from the sky, but ...

How (Some) Plants Survived The K-Pg Extinction

How (Some) Plants Survived The K-Pg Extinction

Perhaps for

The First Plants: How Tiny Pioneers Created Earth's First Soil and Oxygen

The First Plants: How Tiny Pioneers Created Earth's First Soil and Oxygen

470 million years ago, Earth's continents were barren, volcanic, and lifeless. But a silent revolution was about to begin.